Shore-dredge.



F. W. JOHNSON.

SHORE DREDGE.

APPLICATION TILED AUG. 30, 1911.

Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

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P. W. JOHNSON.

SHORE DEEDGE.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG. 30, 1911.

Patented Apr. 8; 1913 6 SHEETS-SHEET 2 F. W. JOHNSON.

SHORE DREDGE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 30, 1911.

Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

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F. W. JOHNSON.

SHORE DREDGE.

APPLICATION rum) AUG 20, um.

1,058,064. Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

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SHORE DREDGE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.30,19114 Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

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SHORE DREDGE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG, 30, 1911 Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

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tail view taken in 'sectio 'i, appz'oxirnatelyon 1 UNITED FREDERICK W. JOHNSON, (FF EXCELSIOR, MINNESOTA.

si'iors-nnnnon Application filed August 3G. H11.

To all 107mm 2'1- mo'y conccrn Be it known that I, Fl'alLlL-ERILK lV. JOHN- SUN, a citizen of lhe Inited Slates, residing at Excelsior. in the county of liennepin and Stale of Minnesota. have inrenled certain new and useful li'npriwenzcnis in Shorel)redges; and l do hereby declare-the following to be a. full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it. appertnins to make and use the some.

My invention has for its object to provide a highly ellicient shore dredge especially adapted for use in. dreelging the shores of hikes and rivers lo clear the some of mud, weeds. and ll iii-1c.

Generally smiled, inveznion cone /ls of lllv novel devices and conil'iinniioi of de vices hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

'Ihcinvention illuslrnted in the nccompanying drawings, wherein like characters indicate like parts.throughout the several views Referring to the rawings, Figure l is a diagrammatic view illustrating the action of the dredging apparatus; Fig. l is n din-- grannnutic view similar to Fig. 'l, but showing the scrapers in dumping position; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the dredge operating mac, chine; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the parts shown in Fig. .2; Fig. 4 is a. front elevation of the machine shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, some paris bein sectioned; Fig. 5 is n dethe line a m" of Fig. 2, some parts bcino' re-- moved and some parts being indicated by dotted lines only; Fig. 6 is a Ian view showing a gang of scrapers; and -ig. 7 is a side elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 6.

In accorilunce with my invention, I en ploy a three-cable syslcm for moving the scraper o1 gang of scrapers. One of these cables is used 1o draw the bucket forward, zuiulllcr is used to draw the bucket rearward or buck lo a position for filling, and a third is used in give the bucket or scraper l'hc proper inclination for filling. and lo tip the same when it has been drawn to the proper poinl' for the deposit f the loud. The cubic n ininniing drums and coopcraling driving 11 minn urn l llllffilil llly mounted on the finifof n traction engine, so that hey may be readily moved from Specification of Letters iatcnf.

place to place. A suitable anchorage, such 5 Serial No. 846.812.

us a barge, with anchoring spuds, may be d as a base of reaction for returning the FCl'ZlPUlS to (he filling or slartin point, and the traction engine is preerabl with a suitable anchoring spud for anchoring the engine so that it will afford a proper base of reaction for pulling the load of scrapers or buckets.

In the drawings, the scrapers or buckets l are provided with the usual drag bails 2, connected to an ev .ner beam 3. At their rear portions, the said scrapers are provided with brackets 4i l'hat are pivotally connected to a. spacing beam 5. The so-culled drag beam 3 and so called spacing beam 5 are preferably made from wrought or steel pipe. The several scrapers of the gang are thus connected for independent pivotal movements. The scraper bails 2 are connected to a draw cable 6 b chains or cables 7. It may be here stated, t at the term cable and chain are herein used as synonymous terms and y provided Patented Apr. 8,191 3. i

intended to broadly cover any suitable form already stated. This back dra-w cable/.11 is brought forward toward the shore and passed through a suitable guide 14 on the central portion of the tie beams 5. The third cable 15 is provided with branches 15 that are passed over guide sheaves 16 on the tie beams 5, and are brought downward and forward and attached to the respective bails .2, or, if desired, to the equalizin beams 3 near .the oints of attachment 0 the, bails thereto. lhe cables 6. 11 and 15, at their shore ends, are attached,.respectively, 'to Windlass drums 17, 18 and 19. These windlnsss drums l!) are journaled insuitable bearin s on a supplemental frame 20, that is 1, rlly secured to the framework 21 of the uclion engine. Of the other parts of the traction engine, it is only necessary, for the purposes of this case to note, the traction wheels 22. the sieering wheels 23, the engine. -24. and rho engine driving connections, which latter will be hereinafter noted.

with the gear 27.

in turn. is journaled in suitable bearings on a supplemental frame 20. The shaft 3Q is adapted to be connected, at will, for rotation with the pinion 28 and gear 29, by means of an ordinary sliding half clutch 31 keyed for sliding n'ioveincnt on said shaft and engageable with a half clutch 82 onv the said pinion (see Figs. 2 and 5), {The gear 29 meshes The numeral 33 indicates a. driving shaft that is alined with the engine crank shaft and is adapted to be coupled thereto, at will, by an ordinary reversin gear. This shaft 33 carries a pinion 34, hot meshes with the gear 26, so that the train of gears 26, 27, 28 and 29 may be ci'mtinuously driven when the engine is in action. At its rear end, the shaft 30 carries a bevel gear 35 that meshes with a bevel gear 36 on a short counter shaft 37, journaled in suit; hearings on the machine frame 21, The shaft 37 carries a spur pinion 38, that meshes with a spur gear 39, carried by a transverse counter shaft 40, journaled in suitable hearings on the said frame 21. At its ends, the shaft 40 carrles sprockets 41, over which and the larger sprockets 42, on the hubs of the traction wheels 22, sprocket chains 43 are arranged to run.

clutches and. levers, and drums 17, J8 and l9, may be thrown into action either simultaneously, or severally, at will. Hence, by manipulation of these Windlass drums, the three operating cables 6, 11 and 15 may be wound up and let out, at will.

As already indicated, the scrapers or buckets are drawn forward, filled and do livercd to the point where the excavated material is to be deposited, by winding up the draw cable (3 and by applying such pull on the tripping cable 15 as may be required,

in the first instance, to give the. bucket the proper dip.for filling. and, in the second instance, to dip the filled bucket at. the point where the material is to be deposited. Also, as stated, the buckets are returned to the point for filling by drawing on the back draw cable 11. it is important to note that in. the dumping action, when the dip cable 15 is wound up, it not only rocks the backs of the buckets upward and forward, but lifts up the bails 2 and equalizing beams 3 'so that the dumped load willbe deposited, and so that the bails and beams will not drag the deposited earth backward when the scrapers are returned;

At its front end, thc drum shaft I8 is provided with two grooved wheels 50 and 51. At its rear end, the drum shaft 19 is provided with a ooved wheel 52 that is aline'd with the w eel 51, and, at it front end, .the drum shaft-"l7 isrovided with inf-grooved wheel 53"that is a ined with the wheel 50. An endless chain 54 is run over the alin'ed wheels 51 and 52, and an endless chain 55 is run over the alined wheels; 50 and 53. The upper portion of the chain 54 is also passed over a grooved tightening Wheel 56 carried by the lower end of a lever 57, pivoted to the suitable supports on the supplemental frame 20. In a similar mannor, the upper portion of the chain 55 runs over a grooved tightening wheel 58, carried by the lower end of an operating lever 59 that is also pivoted to a suitable support on the frame 21.

When the scrapers are drawn forward with theload, the drum 17 is-thrown into action by closing of the clutch 44 while the clutches 45 and 46 are open. The drawin drum 17, when driven through its clutch, is driven much slower than is the tri ping drum19 when driven through its 0 utch, "and it is usually desirable that when drawing in a load, both of the cables 5 and 15 be drawn forward at the same speed, so as to maintain the fixed inclination or posit-ion -0f the scrapers at about the same speed.

This is accomplished. without throwing the clutch 46 into action, simply by tightening the chain 54, so that the drum shaf s 18" and 19 will he frictionally driven at .the same speed. If, at any time, when drawing the load forward, a change in the inclination of thesorapers is desired, this ma" be accomplished, in the first instance, by al ow ing slippage between the chain 54 and wheels 51 and 52, so as to increase theinclinntion of the scrapers, or the inclination of the scrapers may be decreased by closing the clutch 46 for an instant. The drawback, or return drum 18, is also driven at a much higher speed than the drawin drum 17, and the said latter drum, and the tripping drum 10 must unwind as fast as the said drum 18 winds up in returnin the scrapers. If the scrapers should strike 'a snug, and thereby be brought to a quick stop, momentum would tend to cause the drums l7 and 19 to continue rotation and snarl up the cable. This is effectually prevented by the putting tension on both of the chains 54 and 55, which then afi'ord a friction drive, causing the said drums 17 and to rotateat the some spend as the said drum nod to conic to u stop with tho latter,

opcm pr vide spuils or on may be, and prrfor r-llGWU in the drawn Referring to rigs. 2, 3 nnd 4, tin numsuii indicates u, windlass shaft mounted in :auitublc bezirii'ig's on one side of the frcmo and providcd at one end with a ratchet whccl 59 that is subject to a hand opcmtrd ratchet levcr 60. The Windlass shaft 58 has intermcdiotely wound nins 61, tin: ends of which arc zit-- tavchcd to vertically movable posts-62, the lower ends ofwhich "are rigid! tied to getber by a ground on aging anchor bar 63 in the form of an ling c bar. At the other side oi the machine is a similar ground engugin anchor bar 64, that is attached to the roe ends of a pair of arms 65 piv otcd at 66- to suitable bearings on the frame 21. The "anchor bar 64 may be raised and lowered by a device constructed on the same plan as the device used to vertically adjust the anchor bar 63 Of the parts of this lattel adjusting (18"i0fi, only tho vertically movable posts 37 are shown.

AS is evident, whcn the anchor bnrsfill and 64 of the two anchoring spuds are forced into contact with the grmmd, the traction cogino wili be securely anchored. a ainst intend movcmcntzr and thus adapt c to withstand tho hr-avy lateral strains produced in drawing tho loaded scrapers and furthermore, the frame of the tractor will be held against vibration under action of the cop-"inc.

What I claim is ,1 In an apparatus of the kind described, the combination with a scra or having a pivoted bail, of throc indepen not operating cables, one connected to said bail for drawing the :scrapcr forward, onr connected to the rear of tho scrapcr for returning the some rearward, and the other there-of, ponnected to said ball, passed rearward over a suitable guide and than directly forward therefrom, said guide being located at the rear of said bail and carried with said scraper, and means for independently operating said cables.

In an apparatus of the kind described, the combination with a scraper, having a pivoted bail of three independent cables and means ior guiding and independently operating the some, one of staid cables being attached to said scraper bail and extended directly forward therefrom, a second cable being attached to said scra er bail and passed rearward over a suita )le guidev and then directly forward therefrom, said guide being located at the rear of said bail and carried with said scraper, and a third cable luring fmmrs which iv 3T6 woutructrd as being; attached to the rear portion of said iii-rape! and extended over a suitable nm'hor' ago 5. In an appnrntus of the kind described, the ormlbinution with a scraper, havin a pivoted hail, of three indv imndent ea les and means for guiding and independently operating the same, one of said rubles bein attached to said scraper bail and extended directly forward therefrom, a srcond cable being attached to said scraper bail and passed rearward. over a suitable guide and then directly forward therefrom, said guide bein located at the rear of said bail and carried with said scraper, and a third cable being attached to the rear portion of said scraper and extended over a suitable unchorage, and then extended directly forward from said anchomgethrouah a guide carried li y said scraper.

4. n an apparatus of the kind described, the combinatlon with a, scraper havin a pivoted hail of three independent on Ian and means tor guiding and independently operating the same,-one of said cablesbeing attached to said scraper bail and extended directly forward thereof, a second cablc being attached to said scraper bail and passed rearward over a suitable guide and then directly forward therefrom, said guide being, located at the rear of said bail and carried with said scraper, and a third cable being attached to ti". rear portion of said scraprr and extended over a suitable anohoragr substantially as described. i

5. In an apparatus of the kind described, the combination with front and rear beams, of a plurality of scrapers having their war body portions attached to said rear beam, and provided with pivoted bails attached to the said front beam, cable guides on the rear beam, a distant ancbora e, thrcc driven drums having ipdepen cnt controlling moans, and three operating cablcs,.operated one by each of said drums, one of said cables being attached to the said front beam, a sec 'oud cable beinfipassed over the cable guides on said rear am and connected to said front beam, and the third cable bein passed over said anchorage and connecte to the rear portions of said scrapers, substantially as described.

6. In an apparatus of the kind described, the combination with an engine and a distant anchorage, of three drums, means for independently driving said drums from said engine, a scraper having a forward] extended pivoted bail, and a cable i e lo cated over its rear portion, and tiree 0pcruting cables driven, one from each of said drums, one of said cables being connected to and extended directly forward from said scraper bail, a second cable bein passed over said cable guide and attache to said scraper bail, and the thirdcable being .1 ently driving said drmm, of a tltfwtikitt' no chornge, a gang of riPl'itpfilri hating pivoted hails, a rear beam etmnet'ted to the rear portions of the bodies of said scrape and pro vided with cable guides, a front li eam core nected to the bails of said sv'rnpers, and three operating cables, operated one by each of said drums, one of the snid (ables having branches attached to said front beam, another of said cables having brmn'hes passed over the cable guides on said rearbezun and brought forward and connected to snid front beam, and a third Cable being passed over a guide on said anchorage and having branches attached to the rear pm'tiom of the bodies of said winners and to the said rear beam, substantially as de t'il}((l.

8. In an apparatus of the Rind dewrihed. the combination with three operating drmns and means for fznlependenziv driving the same, of a distant, anchorage, a scraper, three cables operated one by ifzjt'i'l of said drums. all eonneet d to said srraper. one

we "sing to draw the same forward, a seennd to trip the same, and tL third serving to drnvv the .SPI'ZIIJBI backward and passed over a guide on bald anchorage, and frictional driving eonnevirtionr, between the said. several drum. enbstuntially as deseribed.

i In an apparatus of the kind debcribed, the rmnbirmtion with front and rear beams, of i lnrnlitv of \(itlIlLIB having their rent ho ly portions pivntziilv attached to said rear beam. and provided ith pivoted bails:

:ittzu'hmtto the mid fl-(mt beam, cable guides' on the rear hennn a distant anchorage, thret driven drums h-living independent controlling means, and three operating cables. 0 eruted one by ear-h of said drums, one of said rubles being attached to the said front beam, a second ("able being passed over the cable guides on said rear beam and connected to said front beam, and the third cable being pawl-d over mid anehorage and connected to the rear portions of said scrapers, substantially its desvribed.

ln testifinmy whereof I affix my sigriw in presenre of two witnesses.

FR EDlCRlC-K W. JGHNSON. 

